Topic
Television
The ongoing project of making shows, running sets, and wondering if anyone is actually watching.
The Mel Robbins Podcast·Culture
Oprah Winfrey says agreeing to launch OWN was one of the biggest mistakes of her life because she ignored her instincts
On Mel Robbins, Oprah reframed OWN's painful early years not as a business misfire, but as a people-pleasing failure.
Interviews
Lisa Kudrow says Sam Kinison was shooting heroin on set while they filmed a sitcom together
The Friends icon drops a genuinely startling piece of TV history buried inside a very pleasant chat about mushrooms and Spartacus.
Good Hang·Comedy
Steve Carell and Amy Poehler Compare Notes on Bombing, Boston, and the Baritone Horn
Two Second City survivors swap war stories, and the most revealing thing either of them says is about failure.
Good Hang·Comedy
Tina Fey Tells Amy Poehler She Has to Kill Every Time
The first episode of Good Hang is less a podcast debut than a reunion special where the guest happens to be the host's comedy wife.